Group Activity
In this challenge, we want you to think more about how much time you spend outdoors. As a class/group/family, you…
Activity – Outdoor Group Challenge
In this challenge, we want you to think more about how much time you spend outdoors. As a class/group/family, you will track how much time you spend outdoors each day...
This lesson plan will have students read “Cream of the Crop” and answer the questions associated with it. After, they…
Lesson Plan – Cream of the Crop
This lesson plan will have students read “Cream of the Crop” and answer the questions associated with it. After, they will complete a hands-on fact-based activity demonstrating the importance and...
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is, “How can I share information with the public about vulnerable species…
FACTivity – Standing On the Shoulders of Giants
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is, “How can I share information with the public about vulnerable species like big-leaf mahogany?” Materials: Markers Paper Books/web resources Graphic organizer...
The questions you will ask in this FACTivity are: What happens over the period of 1 week to chlorine that…
FACTivity – SPLAT!
The questions you will ask in this FACTivity are: What happens over the period of 1 week to chlorine that is added to a cup of water? How is the...
In this FACTivity, you will participate in a “rapid response” exercise. You will pretend you are scientists responding to the…
FACTivity – Tag, You’re It!
In this FACTivity, you will participate in a “rapid response” exercise. You will pretend you are scientists responding to the news of an Asian long-horned beetle invasion in your town.
In this FACTivity, you will explore whether it is in society’s interest to stock the Sierra Nevada lakes with fish…
FACTivity – Knocked Out By Trout
In this FACTivity, you will explore whether it is in society’s interest to stock the Sierra Nevada lakes with fish or to stop stocking the lakes.
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do I effectively explain the possible effects of climate change…
FACTivity – Wide Open Spaces
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do I effectively explain the possible effects of climate change to people that live in rural areas? This FACTivity includes...
In this FACTivity, you will use the knowledge you have gained from the reading “Under Where?” and other articles in…
FACTivity – Under Where?
In this FACTivity, you will use the knowledge you have gained from the reading “Under Where?” and other articles in this journal, as well as other sources of information about...
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do air temperature patterns relate to a yearly natural event,…
FACTivity – Timed Travel
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do air temperature patterns relate to a yearly natural event, such as the emergence of a particular species of flower,...
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What are the advantages and disadvantages of different types of scientific…
FACTivity – Tropical Four-est Inventory
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What are the advantages and disadvantages of different types of scientific description? Materials: Flexible measuring tapes (60 inches) Flexible measuring tape...